Towel, Wallhanging: Motif Gourmet, Mushrooms 285, Turquoise

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Towel/wallhanging: Motif Gourmet Mushrooms 285, Turquoise.: PKM collection. Image: PKM
Towel/wallhanging: Motif Gourmet Mushrooms 285, Turquoise.

PKM collection. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Towel, Wallhanging: Motif Gourmet, Mushrooms 285, Turquoise

Description

A four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting a variety of edible mushrooms, herbs to pair with them, suggestions for cooking, and the tools for cooking them. This print is from Country Prints’ “Motif Gourmet” collection, a decidedly design-forward line of modern compositions that veer away from Wert’s usual Americana themes. This print was available in orange or turquoise colorways; this example is turquoise. This print appears in the brochure “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1966; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1965

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

Edges are serged and bound in a continuous turqoise overlock stitch to coordinate with the composition.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“© wert motif GOURMET”, lower left corner; “by hand on pure Linen”, preceded by apple heart, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Height

30 in

Width

17 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Brown, Khaki Green, Black, Turquoise